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. >>> today the senate is expected to vote on a $50 billion sandy relief bill. the vote comes three months after the storm slammed into the northeastern seaboard leaving 3500 families still living in temporary house not guilty hotels right now. >>> . the pro bowl was yesterday in hawaii. super bowl sunday ravens versus 49ers in new orleans. most of us are debating who is going to win the super bowl , the game of football and safety of football players has been a major topic of discussion all year. the debate has grown as we learn more about the long-term effects of head injuries. >>> a family started suing the nfl i a long list of other lawsuits on the docket soon. >>> president obama was asked about the risks which are inherent to football. he said the country may have to deal with the fact football may have to change or become less violent. he said if he had had a son, he would think long and hard before letting him play because of all the risks. we would love to know how you feel about this. would you allow your son to play football. >>> leave your response o
. >>> today the senate is expected to vote on a $50 billion sandy relief bill. the vote comes three months after the storm slammed into the northeastern seaboard leaving 3500 families still living in temporary house not guilty hotels right now. >>> . the pro bowl was yesterday in hawaii. super bowl sunday ravens versus 49ers in new orleans. most of us are debating who is going to win the super bowl , the game of football and safety of football players has been a major topic of...
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there's a big difference between those two women, rebecca and sandy. your dreams are so big... exciting. i mean, my dreams are real simple-- get married, have a family, stuff like that. i just want to know everything i can about music. i'll get my degree and make something of myself. i don't think it's good to judge what is right or what is wrong and it's just a personal choice. and, sandy, if that's really what she wants to do-- have a family, settle down-- that's fine. you can also do both these days. right. married women are not stuck just sitting home and having children. i think you can have a career and do whatever you want. right, so those two things are not really conflict with each other. you can have both if you can manage it well. in both situations, you can have both if yyou gain something,ll. you lose something at the same time, too. "what have i done?" [captioned by the caption center wgbh educational foundation] the caption center wgbh educational foundation] funding for this program [with captioning] was provided by: additional funding
there's a big difference between those two women, rebecca and sandy. your dreams are so big... exciting. i mean, my dreams are real simple-- get married, have a family, stuff like that. i just want to know everything i can about music. i'll get my degree and make something of myself. i don't think it's good to judge what is right or what is wrong and it's just a personal choice. and, sandy, if that's really what she wants to do-- have a family, settle down-- that's fine. you can also do both...
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the kind of thing despite the law still on the hurricane sandy bill had pork in there. >> it is right . that doesn't equate thary - mark band has anything to do with grid lock. but the time and again. congress does the drink country gets the hang over. when they don't exert budgetary displinn. i don't see it. you can see in the appropriation's bills a lot pork spending. >> i will nolt say lubricate but does the grease the skids . >> that is better. >> it may grease our way in solvencey. but large in the psychological affect and reenforce free lunchhism . the idea that congress promises goodies forever and ever and never send a tax bill to pay for them. >> once again, it is our money and not their money tho that they are bribing with. it is our money. >> weather you have ear marx or don't have earmarkings. you will have huge deficits and you will be problems as long as obama who wants to expand government over our lives. reduce the deficit by reducing the role of government. >> coming up. net flicks netting huge gains after strong gains and informers releasing their names. name to make
the kind of thing despite the law still on the hurricane sandy bill had pork in there. >> it is right . that doesn't equate thary - mark band has anything to do with grid lock. but the time and again. congress does the drink country gets the hang over. when they don't exert budgetary displinn. i don't see it. you can see in the appropriation's bills a lot pork spending. >> i will nolt say lubricate but does the grease the skids . >> that is better. >> it may grease our...
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the senate has passed the 50 billion dlarsz sandy disaster relief bill. nearly 60 people are dead as protest continue across' jipt, despite a curfew and a safe emergency. president obama has condemned the violence. according to local media, a nightclub owner and two band members have been detained following a deadly fire in brazil. 230 people were killed in a club over the weekend. back to "hardball." >>> i decided to not comment between the election and the inauguration because i wanted to see what kind of president we were looking at here, what kind of path and trajectory he was putting his administration on, and all of the statements and all the comments lead me to believe that he's thinking more of a political conquest than political compromise. >> welcome back to "hardball." this weekend congressman paul ryan, you just saw him there, kept up the republican claim of victimhood. that president obama is more interested in defeating them than he is in getting something done for the country. last week house speaker john boehner started that drumbeat sayin
the senate has passed the 50 billion dlarsz sandy disaster relief bill. nearly 60 people are dead as protest continue across' jipt, despite a curfew and a safe emergency. president obama has condemned the violence. according to local media, a nightclub owner and two band members have been detained following a deadly fire in brazil. 230 people were killed in a club over the weekend. back to "hardball." >>> i decided to not comment between the election and the inauguration...
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what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the floor. so speaker boehner once again decided to forego the hastert rule. that's how they got the sandy emergency aid bill passed. look again at the votes. republican "yes" votes for the disaster bill: 49. republican "no" votes for that bill: 179. that bill was dead on arrival under the hastert rule. the republican caucus couldn't support it, wouldn't support it, and we would be without any help now if they followed the hastert rule. on the democratic side, what was the vote on the hurricane sandy bill? 192 yes votes to 1 n
what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the...
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this one particular case of sandy, i thought americans helped each other during time of need. you ask a kindergartner, they know how to act. why can't members of congress do the same? >> that was incredible. let me play you another clip from his "meet the press" interview where he was asked what he learned from losing in 2012. listen to this. >> what do you think the party should learn from the loss? >> well, we obviously have to expand our appeal. we have to expand our appeal to more people and show how we'll take the country's founding principles and apply them to the problems of the day to offer solutions to fix our problems. >> that's just complete gibberi gibberish, isn't it? what is he talking about? >> i don't know. i think what he's really trying to do is appeal to common sense americans, but, again, as i said before, it's rhetoric. it's not backed up by any policy changes whatsoever. >> congressman, the american people tossed him and his budget out. they said we do not want this style of economic strategy for this nation. and yet he hasn't learned that at all. >> and
this one particular case of sandy, i thought americans helped each other during time of need. you ask a kindergartner, they know how to act. why can't members of congress do the same? >> that was incredible. let me play you another clip from his "meet the press" interview where he was asked what he learned from losing in 2012. listen to this. >> what do you think the party should learn from the loss? >> well, we obviously have to expand our appeal. we have to expand...
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what we have seen since sandy hook, for example, is a huge increase in guns and ammunition with people racing to buy them. i don't see how that helps reduce gun violence. do you? >> the problem that i see that we're missing here is we have a situation that because we're talking about gun violence at the forefront, we're missing the issue that i think is really paramount throughout all of america. that's the issue of mental health. mental health, of course, in congress, the funding that county jails have seen all across america, we're seeing reductions in funding. we're seeing programs that have been working, having real success, going by the wayside throughout america. the sheriffs in the majority of county jails, and in the county jails you look at in various counties, the majority of them, that's the largest mental health facility there is. >> gentlemen, thank you all very much. it's been a busy day for you and i know we all share one common goal, which is to reduce the number of americans killed by guns. i appreciate you joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> when we come back, new yo
what we have seen since sandy hook, for example, is a huge increase in guns and ammunition with people racing to buy them. i don't see how that helps reduce gun violence. do you? >> the problem that i see that we're missing here is we have a situation that because we're talking about gun violence at the forefront, we're missing the issue that i think is really paramount throughout all of america. that's the issue of mental health. mental health, of course, in congress, the funding that...
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they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take back the house, you certainly can't annihilate the republicans. it was a kind of loopy expression, and i think if john was being honest, he'd say he wouldn't have advised the speaker to say it. >> is victimhood now a republican meme? now republicans are all victims too? i know the democrats are sometimes truly victims, but are you selling the fact, hey, we're getting beat up by these bullies. is this the new thing, complaining, crying? do you think it works politically? >> i think the president's speech on monday did a wonderful thing for republicans. it got them united and fi
they wanted to help the victims of hurricane sandy, of tropical storm sandy. they wanted to defend their own territory in terms of politics, but i didn't see anything particularly conspiratorial in any of that. >> no, they're actually trying to save themselves. they've got a bunch of people from very safe districts, and john is right, it would be very hard for democrats to take back the house until after 2020 because all those districts are gerrymandered, and, you know, if you can't take...
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storm survivors, hurricane sandy survivors, how they're coping coming up. plus, senator john kerry, the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, testifying to the senate foreign relations committee. it's all about his bid to be the next secretary of state. so how is that going to go? that's coming up. [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> fox weather alert. it's january and cold. to relief for the deep freeze across the northern u.s. and forecasters say a developing storm could add snow to the mix. temperatures, better than the last couple of days bus freezing in louisville and d.c. especially painful for families who don't have any electricity or heat after superstorm sandy slammed the northeast. volunteers have set up warming tents on staten island. >> we have some propane heaters. our tent has propane heater but weather condit
storm survivors, hurricane sandy survivors, how they're coping coming up. plus, senator john kerry, the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, testifying to the senate foreign relations committee. it's all about his bid to be the next secretary of state. so how is that going to go? that's coming up. [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic...
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some superstorm sandy victims there still, believe it or not, don't have basic utilities to keep warm. and the tennessee valley and the carolinas are also on ice. freezing rain is blamed for more than 200 wrecks around charlotte and the airport there had to cancel 100 flights. here's how you can tell it's really, really cold. a polar bear plunge. where people take a plunge in the river for fun, as they say. one was called off in new jersey because organizers said the single digit windchill made it too dangerous. >> cold water is the point, though, right? >> there's cold and there's cold. >> there's cold and there's -- >> that is frigid. the question, of course, is there any warm-up in sight anywhere in the u.s.? >> hi. all right. too cold for a polar bear plunge. that's off the charts. hi, everyone, good rng mo. well, you are freezing from maine to macon, georgia, but there's good news ahead. temperatures really on the aggregate for the country warming up, especially the east coast. but give you a little taste of how cold it is. right now in boston, you're waking up, walking out the d
some superstorm sandy victims there still, believe it or not, don't have basic utilities to keep warm. and the tennessee valley and the carolinas are also on ice. freezing rain is blamed for more than 200 wrecks around charlotte and the airport there had to cancel 100 flights. here's how you can tell it's really, really cold. a polar bear plunge. where people take a plunge in the river for fun, as they say. one was called off in new jersey because organizers said the single digit windchill made...
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three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not part of the presidential debate, it was not part of the fabric of our lives, it was not part of the daily journalistic diet. so on that wednesday night i e-mailed the producer of the "meet the press" show that was coming up on that sunday in which they would be talking about big ideas that america needs to be thinking about. and i said you should put shooting at the top of the list. we have been through aurora, the sikh temple, the oregon shopping mall, think about this, this is before we got to sandy hook. in newtown. we'd had a time of absolute carnage in america to say nothing of wha
three days before the sandy hook shooting, i was in denver, colorado, on personal business. and i was driving through the denver suburbs, and i passed into aurora rah, colorado, and saw the sign and thought to myself -- as journalists often do -- oh, my god, this just disappeared from our landscape. it happened not that long ago in which a young man, now appears to be utterly deranged, b went into a movie theater and began shooting down people with an assault weapon. and it went away. the not...
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>> yeah, david and sandy, you did. regulators say the idea to make trillions of dollars of money market fund safer for investors. these fund as you know typically are valued like cash at a dollar a share but during the financial crisis in 2008, one of the big funds, the reserve fund, broke the buck because it had invested in short-term debt of lehman brothers which went bankrupt. customers panicked. there was a run on money market funds. the treasury department had to provide a taxpayer backstop to halt the run. regulators don't ever want to have to do that again. i don't think taxpayers want to do that either. so they issued some reforms, approved some reforms back in 2010 but they have been battling the industry to do more about this. now the industry opposes the regulators latest proposal, such as letting asset values float, a little above or below a dollar. holding back some customer cash for a short weighting period in a financial crunch. or requiring fund to hold capital like banks. but the industry is countering
>> yeah, david and sandy, you did. regulators say the idea to make trillions of dollars of money market fund safer for investors. these fund as you know typically are valued like cash at a dollar a share but during the financial crisis in 2008, one of the big funds, the reserve fund, broke the buck because it had invested in short-term debt of lehman brothers which went bankrupt. customers panicked. there was a run on money market funds. the treasury department had to provide a taxpayer...
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the bottom line here, shepard, the wrath of storm sandy is going to continue for many more months. shepard? >> we are expecting a break in the freezing temperatures in the days ahead. rick in the extreme weather center tonight. what are you seeing. >> still a storm we are dealing with. snow across parts of new york. today the worst of it has been down across parts of tennessee and north carolina. ice storm exiting eastern parts of the carolinas and the snow about to finish off across parts of jersey and in towards areas of the northeast. future radar the next couple of hours you see by tonight it's all gone here. going to turn our attention this weekend though to a storm that's going to move in on sunday in across the plains. you see this peak here, that's going to be an ice storm sunday and monday in across the central plains and parts of the great lakes. they don't get ice storms there very often. significant one for them on sunday and monday, shep. >> shepard: when is it going to warm up, rick? >> we're going to get there slowly. we're still cold right now. take a look what happ
the bottom line here, shepard, the wrath of storm sandy is going to continue for many more months. shepard? >> we are expecting a break in the freezing temperatures in the days ahead. rick in the extreme weather center tonight. what are you seeing. >> still a storm we are dealing with. snow across parts of new york. today the worst of it has been down across parts of tennessee and north carolina. ice storm exiting eastern parts of the carolinas and the snow about to finish off...
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sandy hit the east coast last october killing 140 people and destroying homes and businesses. the house passed the emergency relief bill last week. >>> new jersey storm victims won't be able to rebuild their homes exactly the way they were before that storm. that is because the federal emergency management agency has redone the flood maps along the jersey shore for the first time in 20 years. they put that area in a higher risk zone. new jersey governor chris christie says property owners will see a benefit to new tougher building standards. >> you will see lower insurance costs in the long run if you do not and your property is rebuilt without meeting fema updated standards, you will see increases in your peopleups and -- your premiums and properties will be less safe. >> the governor says the new standards will have higher costs. but the guidelines will go into effect in a few days. >>> we are learning a suspect in a hostage situation was wanted for questioning in the burglary here. antwon held a woman against her will for several hours on wednesday. the woman eventually ran
sandy hit the east coast last october killing 140 people and destroying homes and businesses. the house passed the emergency relief bill last week. >>> new jersey storm victims won't be able to rebuild their homes exactly the way they were before that storm. that is because the federal emergency management agency has redone the flood maps along the jersey shore for the first time in 20 years. they put that area in a higher risk zone. new jersey governor chris christie says property...
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[laughter] i sort of feel like the rest of the sandy koufax pitching staff. [laughter] but i did have the privilege to know jack well over several perspectives. i started even more green with the land the constitution when i was 21 years old, 1969. jack, he started when he was 23 years old, 1952. the dates are interesting the book is called the evolution of a southern reporter" evolution is the important part. jack was 23 years old. at 29 he won the pulitzer prize. and in 75 went to the "l.a. times." 1970 went to washington. young man. 65. 65, 70. he was a young man. he accomplished those wonderful stories but when i arrived he was still in into and still based their budget traveling all over with the movement at the time. those were not racially based. and this i learned from the book frankly the last door a jack covered for the constitution was in little rock when eisenhower in the federal troops and their desegregating central high school. as jean patterson said at the memorial service coverage jack was never deceived have a shot -- the same after that. wi
[laughter] i sort of feel like the rest of the sandy koufax pitching staff. [laughter] but i did have the privilege to know jack well over several perspectives. i started even more green with the land the constitution when i was 21 years old, 1969. jack, he started when he was 23 years old, 1952. the dates are interesting the book is called the evolution of a southern reporter" evolution is the important part. jack was 23 years old. at 29 he won the pulitzer prize. and in 75 went to the...
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the senate approved the sandy emergency relief bill last night. the money will help families and businesses up and down the east coast rebuild following the damage double by sandy back in october. thousands remain out of their homes. >>> if wings are your go to super bowl snack, you can breathe a sigh of relief. there was talk of a chicken wing shortage but the national chicken council is clubbing a different tune. last summer's drought did cause chicken companies to produce about 1% less poultry last year. while it does mean prices for the wings are climbing, there's not a shortage right now. but the council says so far americans are willing to pay a little extra to enjoy their wings. you a wing fan, mike? >> big time. i might pay a smidge more just as long as they're really good. >> wings, check, pizza, check. >>> the hearty people down under are used to fires that are flooded -- that are followed by floods. >> but the floods they're facing now are greater than anything in the record books. that's coming up. >> plus, tiger, could he be back on h
the senate approved the sandy emergency relief bill last night. the money will help families and businesses up and down the east coast rebuild following the damage double by sandy back in october. thousands remain out of their homes. >>> if wings are your go to super bowl snack, you can breathe a sigh of relief. there was talk of a chicken wing shortage but the national chicken council is clubbing a different tune. last summer's drought did cause chicken companies to produce about 1%...
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for the rebuilding process for hurricane sandy just starting in new jersey. homeowners want exactly what they had before may be in for a surprise. >>> good news for fans of star wars movie series. the new indications that episode seven may be in the works soon. >>> you can wake up with ktvu every morning. get the mornings top stories that developed while you were sleeping sent straight to your cell phone every weekday morning at 6:00 a.m.. text the word wakeup to 70123. ♪...
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. >> the will to change gun laws in the aftermath of the sandy hook massacre is beginning to meet political realities. paul vowed to nullify the 23 executive actions signed last week. diane fine stein plans to introduce a new assault weapon and extended magazine ban. >> leader reed says he intends to make guns one of the earliest things we consider on the floor. chairman lay sehey talked about having hearings right away. i think you will see action quickly. >> there are 20 democratic senate seats up for grabs in 2014 including in the gun friendly states of arkansas, alaska, louisiana, ohio, new hampshire and south dakota. after the assault weapons ban passed in 94 democrats lost control of the house all of which suggest compromise may be in the works. >> we don't expect all of it to pass in its current form. there are elements that are absolutely critical. >> this is a moment we can do something about mental health about information sharing maybe about background checks and other things as well but it has to be a plan that works or other things won't get done. >> weapons bans won't be more
. >> the will to change gun laws in the aftermath of the sandy hook massacre is beginning to meet political realities. paul vowed to nullify the 23 executive actions signed last week. diane fine stein plans to introduce a new assault weapon and extended magazine ban. >> leader reed says he intends to make guns one of the earliest things we consider on the floor. chairman lay sehey talked about having hearings right away. i think you will see action quickly. >> there are 20...
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jesse lewis was my son a victim in sandy hook. he was my son, my buddy, my best friend. and i never thought i'd be here speaking like this, asking for chan changes on my son's behalf. and i never thought i'd be -- the happiest day was the day he was born. my only son, my only family. and the worst day of my life was the day when this happened and i buried him. >> all right. please continue. >> we're not living in the wild west. we're not a third world nation. we have the strongest military in the world. we don't need to defend our homes with weapons like that. >> you had parents on both sides the issue, suzanne. mark's son, james, 6, attended the hearing. we were able to get him on the phone for a while. he says more laws in fact may not be the answer. he spoke at the hearing yesterday as well. >> how do we expect to have any impact on a society and say, we will -- we're going to pass a law, hey, this is inexcusable, we can't allow anymore of this, let's pass a law that will change the course of the future. when we don't enforce the laws that we have on the books? the mo
jesse lewis was my son a victim in sandy hook. he was my son, my buddy, my best friend. and i never thought i'd be here speaking like this, asking for chan changes on my son's behalf. and i never thought i'd be -- the happiest day was the day he was born. my only son, my only family. and the worst day of my life was the day when this happened and i buried him. >> all right. please continue. >> we're not living in the wild west. we're not a third world nation. we have the strongest...
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but the lead sponsor, senator dianne feinstein of california is introducing it now in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. most republicans and some democrats argue that an assaults weapons ban is ineffective, that it doesn't do much for gun violence, doesn't deal with the real problem of violence and violates the second aechlt but the democrats by and large contend that studies show that the assault weapons bandit work when it was in place and that they plan to deal with things like mental illness and background checks in future legislation. nancy cortes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> also on capitol hill, the debt ceiling crisis appears to have been averted, at least for now. a bill suspending the debt limit is headed to the senate. the house passed the measure yesterday. it allows the treasury to exceed its borrowing limit through may 18th and the president says he'll sign the legislation. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton returns to capitol hill today. she'll introduce senator john kerry tapped to take her place. yesterday clinton spent more than 5 1/2 hours testifying before congress
but the lead sponsor, senator dianne feinstein of california is introducing it now in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. most republicans and some democrats argue that an assaults weapons ban is ineffective, that it doesn't do much for gun violence, doesn't deal with the real problem of violence and violates the second aechlt but the democrats by and large contend that studies show that the assault weapons bandit work when it was in place and that they plan to deal with things like mental...
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also today a group devoted to responding to the aftermath of sandy hook had its first meeting. nbc's jay gray shows us what both efforts hope to accomplish. >> we are here because of a tragedy. as such, i would request that we take a moment of silence now to remember those lost in newtown. >> reporter: the first meeting began with a moment of silence, though little has been quiet here since the massacre. >> we in contract contract at the site of the most recent and heinous event, have an obligation to make sure that voices are heard. >> reporter: voices that echo today in washington. >> the killing there made us all look up and into ourselves, and say why can't we do something about that? >> reporter: in an effort to do something, today's senator dianne feinstein proposed new legislation that would outlaw 158 specific assault rifles, and semiautomatic weapons and limit ammunition clips to ten rows rounds or less. >> we should be outraged by how easy it is for perpetrators of these horrific crimes to obtain porful military-style weapons. >> reporter: feinstein points out her bil
also today a group devoted to responding to the aftermath of sandy hook had its first meeting. nbc's jay gray shows us what both efforts hope to accomplish. >> we are here because of a tragedy. as such, i would request that we take a moment of silence now to remember those lost in newtown. >> reporter: the first meeting began with a moment of silence, though little has been quiet here since the massacre. >> we in contract contract at the site of the most recent and heinous...
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call. >> and hurricane sandy cost a lot of money. now, it's tough with all the pork that went in the bills, but we got a $50 billion appropriation that just came to affected states. that cost a lot of money. so might it not, even if we're not really sure what a cut in emissions might do right now to the trajectory of the climate change that we've experienced, mite it not be worth trying to do something about things? whether through carbon monoxide emissio emissions, co2? >> i don't think so. no matter what we do, we're not going to have the impact unless the rest of the world goes along and we're going to drive up koss on people. coal fire plants. 19 just shut down in georgia. do people really want to do things like that nationwide when china, russia, india, brazil aren't going to do them? probably not. long-term, it's probably not going to have an impact. we've had extreme weather in the past. the 1950s had more extreme weather than now. unless people start seeing that it's conforming to presconceive notions -- >> but look, he makes
call. >> and hurricane sandy cost a lot of money. now, it's tough with all the pork that went in the bills, but we got a $50 billion appropriation that just came to affected states. that cost a lot of money. so might it not, even if we're not really sure what a cut in emissions might do right now to the trajectory of the climate change that we've experienced, mite it not be worth trying to do something about things? whether through carbon monoxide emissio emissions, co2? >> i don't...
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. >> reporter: it's been 39 days since the tragedy at sandy hook. at least 1131 has died from gun violence. that's about 43 towns like newtowns. lydia was shot and her mother were shot while they were preparing for a birthday party for lydia's little brother. sheher mother survived but she didn't. she leaves behind three children. another senseless life taken away in america. question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> obama: and each day brings further evidence that the way we harness the sun, the wind and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. >> michael: that was the only shout out the environment got during president obama's 2009 inaugural address. now with hurricane sandy, a record-breaking drought it sound like the president may be moved from reaction to action. >> obama: we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. some may still deny the overwhelming ju
. >> reporter: it's been 39 days since the tragedy at sandy hook. at least 1131 has died from gun violence. that's about 43 towns like newtowns. lydia was shot and her mother were shot while they were preparing for a birthday party for lydia's little brother. sheher mother survived but she didn't. she leaves behind three children. another senseless life taken away in america. question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is...
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throughout the country today with the intention of preventing this -- ♪ grace mcdonnell was one of the sandy hook victims. her parents sat in the audience as the white house embarks on one of the most extensive gun control efforts ever. the initiative -- a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. universal background checks. additional mental health services. author, stephen king is pulling his book, "rage," about a high school student who guns down faculty members then takes his class hostage. published in 1977 under the pseudonym richard bachman. four different teenagers who committed school shootings had copies of the book. >> you don't leave a can of gasoline where a boy with firebug tendencies can lay hands on it. >> reporter: and congress members vowing to take the nra head on. >> the gun lobby can be stopped my friends, they can be stopped. >> reporter: voices in the crowd taking the first steps in a long push to reform the nation's gun laws. they looked ahead to wednesday, the first congressional hearings for legislation on gun control. the head of the nra and the husband
throughout the country today with the intention of preventing this -- ♪ grace mcdonnell was one of the sandy hook victims. her parents sat in the audience as the white house embarks on one of the most extensive gun control efforts ever. the initiative -- a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. universal background checks. additional mental health services. author, stephen king is pulling his book, "rage," about a high school student who guns down faculty members then...
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of that, the one that anows me so much is the vote taken on that obscene, you know, hurricane, the sandy bill, which was stuffed with pork. you know. you covered that story. how could the guys in good conscious vote for that and say they are fiscal conservatives. gerri: what's the problem taking out the ridiculous spending? >> exactly. gerri: a pentagon official cede said if sequester goes through, hundreds of thousands of civilian employees furloughed. what do you think? >> that's probably true. you know, and it's unfortunate, and i've been saying this for months that the sequester is not a good way to cut spending, but i hate to say it, could be the only way to get cuts in spending. we have to do this. look, you know it, we can't borrow 40 cents for every dollar spent, not a trillion dollars a year, it's unfortunate, people lose jobs. i live in northern virginia, people on the street i live will be affected by this, but you know what? business had to cut people; right? i mean, businesses got trimmed. they got efficient, and, actually, businesses, as you know, you just covered the story
of that, the one that anows me so much is the vote taken on that obscene, you know, hurricane, the sandy bill, which was stuffed with pork. you know. you covered that story. how could the guys in good conscious vote for that and say they are fiscal conservatives. gerri: what's the problem taking out the ridiculous spending? >> exactly. gerri: a pentagon official cede said if sequester goes through, hundreds of thousands of civilian employees furloughed. what do you think? >> that's...
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the teens and the 20s, new york has faced some brutally cold weather and for victims of super storm sandy, it's made a painful situation even harder as residents struggle to recover. we'll bring you their stories. ak i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, tell your doctor if you have new or worse symptoms. get medical hel
the teens and the 20s, new york has faced some brutally cold weather and for victims of super storm sandy, it's made a painful situation even harder as residents struggle to recover. we'll bring you their stories. ak i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility,...
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the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here, is operated 24 hours a day. staffed entirely by volunteers. let me just show you very quickly. we'll go inside. i would like you to meet the woman who has made all of this possible. donna, you have for 80 days now, volunteered, spent every day making this tent city possible. what would happen if it wasn't here? >> these people would have in way of eating. they would freeze. they have no, they actually call this their comfort zone, kind of a place to get away from every day of seeing no walls and dealing with the mold and the cold. >> reporter: you provide heat.
the water began to pour in from this direction when sandy struck. the water moved in this direction here. you see what was left, what was a home. a pile of debris, completely destroyed. there are still thousands and thousands in this area, living under very dire conditions. that is why they have set up this tent city here in the area. warming centers are in the city of new york set up. they only operate during the daytime hours. after 4:00 people have to fend for themselves. this center here,...